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· British · 1887–1939

Jack Kahane

Founder of the Obelisk Press — the Manchester novelist turned Paris booklegger who published Tropic of Cancer when no one else would.

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Lived
1887–1939
Born
20 July 1887
Birthplace
Broughton, England
Died
3 September 1939 · aged 52
Place of death
Paris
Nationality
British
Roles
PublisherAuthor

People Jack Kahane Knew

Relationships with other people, with sources for each connection.

Illustrated portrait of Marcelle Kahane

Marcelle Kahane

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Married to

Their son Maurice took her maiden name, Girodias, during the Occupation.

— Neil Pearson, Obelisk: A History of Jack Kahane and the Obelisk Press (2007)

Illustrated portrait of Maurice Girodias

Maurice Girodias

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Parent of

Son of Jack Kahane and Marcelle Kahane. He took his mother's maiden name, Girodias, during the Occupation.

— Neil Pearson, Obelisk: A History of Jack Kahane and the Obelisk Press (2007); Maurice Girodias, The Frog Prince: An Autobiography (1980)

Organizations

Founded · 1929

Obelisk Press

Founded in Paris with printer Herbert Clarke after Kahane's London publisher went under — the press that printed what London and New York didn't dare.

— Neil Pearson, Obelisk: A History of Jack Kahane and the Obelisk Press (2007)

Operated · 1929–1939

Obelisk Press

Kahane ran the press himself from its founding until his death in September 1939, days after the war began.

— Neil Pearson, Obelisk: A History of Jack Kahane and the Obelisk Press (2007)

Connections and Sources

Jack Kahane’s connections to people, places, and works, with the sources behind each one.

Founded · 1929

Obelisk Press

Founded in Paris with printer Herbert Clarke after Kahane's London publisher went under — the press that printed what London and New York didn't dare.

— Neil Pearson, Obelisk: A History of Jack Kahane and the Obelisk Press (2007)

Operated · 1929–1939

Obelisk Press

Kahane ran the press himself from its founding until his death in September 1939, days after the war began.

— Neil Pearson, Obelisk: A History of Jack Kahane and the Obelisk Press (2007)

Married to

Marcelle Kahane

Their son Maurice took her maiden name, Girodias, during the Occupation.

— Neil Pearson, Obelisk: A History of Jack Kahane and the Obelisk Press (2007)

Parent of

Maurice Girodias

Son of Jack Kahane and Marcelle Kahane. He took his mother's maiden name, Girodias, during the Occupation.

— Neil Pearson, Obelisk: A History of Jack Kahane and the Obelisk Press (2007); Maurice Girodias, The Frog Prince: An Autobiography (1980)

References

References

The sources below include biographies, scholarly essays, interviews, and primary materials that informed this page. They reflect both the historical record and ongoing critical conversations about Jack Kahane and their work.

  1. 1Obelisk: A History of Jack Kahane and the Obelisk Press

    Biography
    Neil Pearson, 2007
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    Biographical evidence used to verify chronology, relationships, and historical context connected to Jack Kahane.

  2. 2The Frog Prince: An Autobiography

    Memoir
    Crown Publishers, 1980
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    First-person evidence and historical context used in preparing the Jack Kahane page.

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